Court Sets Date For Judgment On Suit Challenging Ganduje’s APC Chairmanship
A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed its ruling on the suit seeking the removal of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to September 23. The judgment, initially scheduled for today, was not delivered as planned.
The court registrar informed the parties involved that the judgment was not yet prepared, and a new date had been set. “We have notified the parties by phone of the rescheduled date. The new date is September 23,” a reliable source disclosed.
Justice Inyang Ekwo had originally set today, September 18, for the judgment following the completion of submissions from both the plaintiff’s counsel, Benjamin Davou, and the defense attorneys.
The plaintiff, the North Central APC Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga, filed the suit challenging Ganduje’s appointment as APC Chairman, arguing that he should not hold the position as he is from Kano State in the North West, not from the North Central zone. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024, names Ganduje, the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants.
The forum seeks a court order to prevent Ganduje from acting as APC Chairman and demands that INEC not recognize any APC activities, including congresses and nominations, conducted since Ganduje’s appointment on August 3, 2023. They argue that his appointment violates the APC constitution, specifically Article 31.5(1) f, and was beyond the powers of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).
